In one other damage blow to Gujarat Titans, batter Robin Minz is all however dominated out of the Indian Premier League 2024, head coach Ashish Nehra confirmed on Saturday, March 16.
The 21-year-old wicketkeeper batter was signed by the IPL 2022 champions for a whopping charge of INR 3.4 crore however the Jharkhand star suffered a bike accident in Ranchi on March 3. Minz was initially tipped to overlook the opening few video games of the event however Nehra confirmed the participant’s unavailability for the whole IPL 2024.
“Robin is unlikely to play IPL this year,” Nehra informed mediapersons in Ahmedabad on Saturday. “It is unfortunate but we were also excited about a guy like Minz.”
Apart from Minz, Nehra additionally offered an replace on star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan’s availability. Rashid made his damage return after three months in the course of the first T20I sport towards Ireland on Friday, boosting Gujarat Titans’ bowling assault considerably forward of IPL 2024.Â
When requested about Rashid’s restoration, Nehra identified Gujarat’s spin assault within the type of Jayant Yadav and Sai Kishore and added that his staff is prepared for the gradual tracks in Chennai and Lucknow.
“Sai Kishore didn’t play (much) last year, but he has been doing so well. So every year you will be seeing new guys, you have to believe in yourself and prepare for that. About spinners, it’s not that we don’t have experienced spinners. We have Jayant Yadav and Sai Kishore. I am a firm believer of playing to your strengths. In Chennai and Lucknow, there will be slow tracks and we need to be prepared,” Nehra added. Â
Gujarat Titans’ squad for IPL 2024: Shubman Gill (c), Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Matthew Wade (wk), Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Noor Ahmad, Rahul Tewatia, Darshan Nalkande, R Sai Kishore, B Sai Sudharsan, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz
